Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/strengʰ-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

    Possibly related to *sterh₃- (“to spread, to extend”).

    Root

    *strengʰ-

    1. to twist
    2. rope, cord

    Derived terms

    Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *strengʰ- (5 c, 0 e)
    • *strongʰ-éye-ti
      • Proto-Germanic: *strangijaną (see there for further descendants)
    • *strongʰ-os
      • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *strangas
        • Latvian: strangs (“brave, brisk, fresh”)
      • Proto-Germanic: *strangaz (see there for further descendants)
    • *strn̥gʰ-os
    • *strongʰ-is
      • Proto-Germanic: *strangiz (see there for further descendants)
    • Unsorted formations:
      • Proto-Balto-Slavic:
        • Latvian: stringt (“to stiffen, wither”)
        • Lithuanian: stri̇̀gti (“to stick”)
        • Proto-Slavic:
          • Polish: zastrąc (“to come to a halt”)
      • Proto-Italic: *stringō
        • Latin: stringō (“to bind fast, tighten”)
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